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Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
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Robert Aramayo’s unprecedented win of TWO BAFTA AWARDS suddenly wasnt the main news
The night that young actor Robert Aramayo deservedly won Best Actor at the BAFTA Awards for his breakthrough performance in the movie I SWEAR, he almost got overshadowed by an unfortunate incident. In the movie, Aramayo played John Davidson, a man living with severe Tourette’s whose involuntary vocal tics cause him to blurt out obscenities. …
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Barbara Forever, a glorious profile of the ground-breaking lesbian film-maker @ BFI Flare
A beautiful, naked, athletic, fifty-something woman strikes various bodybuilder poses with a cheeky glint in her eyes. Barbara Hammer is in control, and she knows how to get your attention. So begins Barbara Forever, a fascinating, intimate portrayal of the pioneering lesbian film-maker, feminist activist, lover, and artist. With an archived collection of over eighty…
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‘WHAT’S A GIRL LIKE YOU’ a fab look at drag queens in The UK in the late 1960’s
In 1967 the UK Government passed the Sexual Offences Act, which legalised homosexual acts in England and Wales, on the condition that they were consensual, in private and between two men who had attained the age of 21 (It took Scotland another 13 years to catch up and even worse, 15 years for Northern Ireland). The reason that…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Mickey and Richard, an intimate profile of the legendary 1980s Colt model and porn actor Mickey Squire
Mickey and Richard is the intimate portrayal of Mickey Squires, the legendary 1980s Colt model and porn actor, real name Richard Bernstein. Now in his 70s, and told in his own, very honest words, Mickey and Richard reveal how the reality behind a persona is often very different from what we’d expect, an interesting study…
